"I like the idea of this............"

Im sure thats happened to us all at some point :thumbs:

Les ;)
 
You should have tested the water on here first, always a good place for feedback, but I'm sure you knew that already :-)
 
Don't take it so hard. All artists learn to deal with critique, whether it's public or private. At least it's better to receive some than none at all!
 
BruceMo said:
You should have tested the water on here first, always a good place for feedback, but I'm sure you knew that already :-)
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I normally do tbh but it was one of those last minute decisions

onona said:
Don't take it so hard. All artists learn to deal with critique, whether it's public or private. At least it's better to receive some than none at all!
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Erm, not sure you read my post correctly. :thinking:

I agreed with the judge and was annoyed at myself for not spotting what was wrong with it before I entered it.
 
fabs said:
You know, when your photo appears on the big screen and the camera club judge says this, it's not going to end well. Not that I'm bitter. :coat:
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"The image is well exposed and follows the rule of thirds...." :lol:
 
"I can see what the photographer was trying to achieve with this one, and in many ways it is quite a pleasing image..."

:D
 
We once had a judge whose critique was so bizarre, that one guy (who was only there on his second week) kicked his chair over and stormed out. He never came again. Nor did the judge.
 
HMansfield said:
We once had a judge whose critique was so bizarre, that one guy (who was only there on his second week) kicked his chair over and stormed out. He never came again. Nor did the judge.
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My very first camera club competition submission, 4 years ago, was given 9/20. Given that, generally, the worst shots get a 13 or 14, this came as a bit of a shock. The judge was never invited back but I didn't kick any chairs over and have since won the odd trophy or 2. :D
 
fabs said:
I feel a list coming on. :naughty: :lol:
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:lol: One of the worst ones has to be:

"Yes, it's a <insert object/animal name>. Umm... nice documentary image, Umm... not sure there's much more I can say about this one really. Umm... I like the mount..." :lol:
 
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"I'm not a big fan of..."
 
fabs said:
My very first camera club competition submission, 4 years ago, was given 9/20. Given that, generally, the worst shots get a 13 or 14, this came as a bit of a shock. The judge was never invited back but I didn't kick any chairs over and have since won the odd trophy or 2. :D
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Was it for some utterly bonkers reason though? I can't remember what he said to the chair kicking guy, but my feedback was:

For a natural history shot of a lizard basking on hot rocks (and called something really imaginitive, like "Lizard Basking on Hot Rocks")
"Hot rocks? Yes, I can see why you've called it that, as you've coloured the rocks in a warm colour".

And then one of a building got 12/20, with points deducted because he "used to work in construction, and those foundations don't look sound".

Comments given to others were ridiculously harsh ("The lighter areas aren't actually blown, but they might as well be as they're very light") or just completely unrelated to the photographer's input ("This baby is a bit young looking").
I'd already ramped my ISO up in case he got lynched.
 
HMansfield said:
Was it for some utterly bonkers reason though?
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It was of a horse looking out into snowy fields. It was marked down because the fields had fences! Don't get me wrong, it wasn't a great shot by any stretch of the imagination, but he must have mentioned the fence about 10 times during his one minute critique! :lol:
 
But if there were no fences, the horse would have escaped and you'd just have a shot of an empty field!
 
Many years ago in the late 70s when I was a student I went to the local photography club to see what it was like. They had one of the members judging a competition and he looked at one photograph (a very nice seascape), then had a good look at the notes that came with it and said. "Hmmm, it says here this was taken using a zoom lens. Well, we all know I don't believe in them!" And then he went onto the next photograph.

I never went back.
 
It's all coming back - the same judge marked down a silhouette because "The figure in the foreground was completely black with no detail while the sunset was correctly exposed."

In fact, he seemed to miss the point of every photograph he looked at.
 
, but he must have mentioned the fence about 10 times during his one minute critique! :lol:[/QUOTE]

At least he didn't sit on it :lol:
 
fabs said:
It was of a horse looking out into snowy fields. It was marked down because the fields had fences! Don't get me wrong, it wasn't a great shot by any stretch of the imagination, but he must have mentioned the fence about 10 times during his one minute critique! :lol:
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Next time get the fence posts upright, and he won't have to hammer the point home then!! :p :D
 
HMansfield said:
Was it for some utterly bonkers reason though? .
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Lol - I once submitted a picture of a sunset taken from the very edge of malham cove only to recieve the feedback " this would have been an excellent shot had you'd been 3 yards to the left"

In fact it would have been flipping miraculous shot if i'd been even 1 yard to the left as i'd have to have been able to levitate :shake:
 
fabs said:
What's actually annoying is that he was dead right in what he said about the photo and I somehow didn't see it before I submitted it! :bang:
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To me that sounds like going to the club is paying off then - if you come away from a meeting having learnt something about your photography or how to improve it you're onto a winner.
 
fabs said:
It was of a horse looking out into snowy fields. :lol:
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White Horse, white field ?
Ah OK I thought that it was just a blank piece of paper. :D


fabs said:
I feel a list coming on. :naughty: :lol:
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Try
1) Knitting
2)Or Crocheting
3)Or Fishing

Oh sorry thats not the sort of list you meant was it? :p
 
onona said:
Don't take it so hard. All artists learn to deal with critique, whether it's public or private. At least it's better to receive some than none at all!
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Couldn't have phrased this better myself. Sorry to hear that he had those cmnts but it's always worth it in the end if we can learn from critique & it appears that you have! I had a war going on with my college lecturer who hated most of my approaches but I think we learnt a few things from eachother in the end!
 
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I haven't been to a photo club meeting for some time now, but I always enjoyed the judges comments.

To some extent the more eccentric they are, the more entertaining the evening.
We had one newbie who had 'brought his best shots' which the judge (politely) destroyed, we spent the rest of the evening placating one irate new member.

Its only one persons opinion after all - its just when - as stated - you find yourself agreeing with them it can be a bit dispiriting.

Often the judges were chosen from some sort of list which seemed to involve having lots of (photographic) letters after the name. It's just when they turn up accompanied by two carers who have to help them over the threshold that you start to worry (you just know they've still got a supply of flash powder).

However, the club booked them so it's up to the members to accept the judgement even if they don't agree with it.
 
HMansfield said:
But if there were no fences, the horse would have escaped and you'd just have a shot of an empty field!
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Perhaps he thought they were to high and should be lowered:nuts:
 
DG Phototraining said:
So - without reading the thread - where's the sodding pic ???

I sometimes act as a camera club judge - and starting out with that comment is worth a beating :(

So - where's the pic ??? :D

Dave
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:lol:

Well the "sodding pic" has actually appeared several times in this thread (well, the version I should have submitted). ;)

And I know you're a CC Judge, I actually thought of you when I started the thread. :p
 
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